Related Sites:
Listed below are web sites that are of interest to cattle producers. New sites will be added to this area every
month.


Animal
Behavior:
Animal Health:
Associations:
-
American Feed Industry
Association (AFIA) - AFIA is an
agriculture trade association representing the animal feed and pet
food industries and their suppliers.
- American
Meat Science Association - The
American Meat Science
Association provides credible,
science-based information to the industry and facilitates a greater
understanding of muscle foods and associated animal products as a
major food source in the United States and world economies.
- National
Cattlemen's Beef Association - This
web site is designed primarily for farmers, ranchers and other
agricultural professionals interested in reference material and
cattle industry information.
- Texas
Beef Council - "Beef.
It's What You Want" - Recipes, Beef Information, Texas Ranching
and More... From the Texas Beef Council.
- Texas
CattleWomen - The
Texas CattleWomen is an independent organization affiliated with the American
National CattleWomen.
- Texas
Cattle Feeders Association - The
Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA), headquartered in Amarillo,
represents cattle feeders in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Texas Beef Quality Producer Program
Breed
Information:
Education
and Careers:
Educational/Extension
Service:
For Fun:
- ABC
News
- Burger
Town - A site for kids, packed with nutrition fun facts
and recipes shared by other kids.
- Hank
the Cowdog - With
cowdog smarts and a hero's heart, Hank the Cowdog defends the ranch
against all kinds of cats, critters, and coyotes while solving
puzzling mysteries.
- Happy
Anywhere Designs’
Western
General Store - Offering Cow Hide Rugs, Handcrafted
Texas Gifts, Western Décor, Iron Stars & Much More!
- Internet
800 Directory - The
Internet 800 Directory is the only toll-free directory on the WWW
that lists any 800 or 888 number FREE and REGARDLESS of long
distance carrier. It's the most useful directory on the Internet for
finding the toll-free number for the products and services in which
you are interested.
- Kiplinger
Tax Cut - New tax laws,
ways to cut your taxes, tax planning and a glossary of tax terms.
- MapQuest
- Explore the world with the
number one travel site.
- Money
Magazine -
Planning for retirement
- My
Simon - He
shops thousands of stores so you don't have to!
- Paying
for College
- Unclaimed
Property list -Unclaimed
Property can be any financial asset that appears to have been
abandoned by the owner for three years or more.
-
USDA
for
Kids - Keep youngsters
entertained for hours and teach them about agriculture at the same
time. There are 25 links to different USDA agencies, each loaded
with activities--games, stories, pages to color, trivia, scavenger
hunts, virtual farm tours, and much more.
Government:
- National beef cow-calf surveys from APHIS/USDA and Veterinary Services
- Information on health management, marketing and other practices.
- NCBA's
Cattlemen on the Hill
- Oklahoma
House of Representatives - House
members and contact information, committees, complete text of House
bills and status, how individual members voted, glossary of
legislative terms, more.
- Oklahoma
Senate - List of senators with
contact information, text of current senate bills, committees,
appropriations information, Oklahoma state statutes.
- "Preparing
for Drought in the 21st Century" -
National Drought Policy Commission -Final Report,.
-
TDA
Hay Hotline - The
hay hotline is provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
as a service to the agricultural industry. TDA in no way warrants or
guarantees the quality or availability of the hay offered by
individual suppliers.
- Texas
Animal Health Commission - The
mission of the Texas Animal Health Commission is the prevention,
surveillance, diagnosis, control and eradication of targeted
diseases and conditions affecting livestock, poultry, and exotic
livestock and fowl. Since some of the targeted diseases have human
health implications, and all affect production and marketability,
these functions contribute to a solid foundation for economic
prosperity while decreasing human health risks for the people of
Texas.
- Texas
Agriculture Laws - The Texas Legislature posts statutes
pertaining to agriculture in the Texas Agriculture Code. Of
particular interest to cattle raisers are Chapters 142 Estrays; 143
Fences/Range Restrictions; 144 Marks and Brands; 145 Grading of
Livestock; 146 Sale and Shipment of Livestock; 147 Livestock
Commission Merchants; 148 Slaughtering of Livestock; 149 Sale of
Horsemeat for Human Consumption; 150 Imported Meat; 152 Prevention
and Investigation of Horse Theft; 161 General Disease and Pest
Control; 162 Tuberculosis Control; 163 Brucellosis Control: 164
Tuberculosis Control.
- Texas
Dept. of Agriculture - Our
mission is to make Texas the nation's leader in agriculture while
providing efficient and extraordinary service. Our presence on the
Internet reflects that commitment.
- Texas
Governor's Office - Visit
the governor's office.
- Texas
House of Representatives - List of
House members with links to their home pages, bill information,
calendars, committees, powers and duties of Speaker of the House.
- Texas
Legislature Online - Complete
text of bills searchable by bill number, subject, author, committee
or keyword; lists of House and Senate members with contact
information; committees, schedules; Texas Constitution and Statutes.
- Texas
Parks & Wildlife Dept
- Texas
Senate
- White
House - Welcome
to the White House.
- U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Provides access to directories of experts, AGRICOLA subject
categories, the USDA fraud hotline, and more.
- US
House of Representatives
- US
Senate
Horses:
- American
Quarter Horse Association - This
official web site provides access to pedigrees and records and
provides information on using Quarter Horses for recreation,
showing, racing and youth activities. Also information on member
benefits programs and publications.
- American
Paint Horse Association -
Everything you need to know about the Paint Horse--calendar of
events, name search, race results, regional clubs, show results and
an online version of the Official APHA Rule Book. For members, there
is free online access to pedigrees, performance records and progeny
records.
- National
Cutting Horse Association
Insurance:
Marketing:
Miscellaneous:
Museums:
- American
Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum - Dedicated to
the history and modern activities of the world's most popular equine
breed, the American Quarter Horse, the Heritage Center features
hands-on exhibits and dramatic video presentations. Also a research
library and archives for serious owners and enthusiasts.
- George
Ranch Historical Park - Living
history park in Richmond, Texas, features Texas ranching and cowboys
from 1830 to 1930 with costumed re-enactors, cattle and horses.
-
Museum of Western Art
in Kerrville -
The Museum of Western
Art is dedicated to the appreciation, presentation and promotion of
the Western American heritage as expressed through art and artifacts
that capture the spirit of individual courage, character and
achievement. It is a showcase for Western art and artists, past and
present, and provides art and history education for all ages,
focusing on the American West.
- National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum - Take
a virtual tour of this 200,000- square-foot tribute to the men and
women who helped establish the West as an integral part of America's
cultural heritage. Western art by the finest contemporary artists
and significant works by the masters; a 14,000-square-foot
turn-of-the-century Western town; and three major exhibition
galleries on the American cowboy, the American rodeo and Western
entertainment.
- National
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame - The only museum in the
world dedicated to honoring and documenting the lives of women who
have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit
of the American West.
- National
Ranching Heritage Center - This outdoor museum in Lubbock,
Texas, was established to preserve the history of ranching, pioneer
life and the development of the livestock industry in North America.
More than 35 authentic, furnished ranch buildings and structures
have been relocated to the center and show the evolution of ranch
life from the late 1700s through 1920.
- New
Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum - This 47-acre site
in Las Cruces celebrates the role of agriculture as the primary
ingredient in the cultural mosaic of New Mexico for more than 1,000
years, uniquely blending farming and ranching methods from Indian,
Spanish and Anglo cultures.
- Smithsonian
Hall of Agriculture - Take a
virtual tour of the Hall of Agriculture in the Smithsonian National
Museum of American History.
Range and
Pasture:
- Center
for Grazingland and Ranch Management (CGRM)
-
The role of the Center is to
focus on the critical decision processes that natural resource
managers must face to integrate resources, including production,
economic, social policy and environmental practices into sustainable
grazinglands and ranch management.
- Forage
Information System - FIS
WWW is a global forage information resource on the World Wide Web
(WWW), and is envisioned to become a comprehensive information
system for all aspects of forages.
-
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) - mission is to
provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing
lands on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the
importance of grazing land resources.
- TEXNAT - Texas Natural Resource Web.
- OKFIRE - Weather-based support products for wildland fire management in Okla.
Research
and Reference:
- AgricultureLaw.com
- Dedicated to providing
farmers and ranchers with the most complete source of information
and ideas on agricultural policy.
-
AGRICOLA
- a searchable database from the National Agricultural Library.
- Britannica.com
- This site provides full access to the venerable reference work.
- Information
Please Home Page
- Internet
Public Library Ready Reference Collection
- This is a collection of Internet resources in subject areas such
as art, business, education, entertainment, health, law, science, and
many more.
- Ixquick
- LibrarySpot
- An extensive site with reference links to encyclopedias, acronym
finder, current events, and much, much more.
- Meta-Crawler
- Search engine.
- The
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
- Part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and one of four national libraries in the United
States. NAL is a major international source for agriculture and
related information. This web site provides access to NAL's many
resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
-
Yahoo's
(TM) Agriculture Link
-
Yahoo
- Regional - U.S. States
Stock
Shows and Fairs
- Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo - It's
Houston's version of Mardi Gras, the Super Bowl and the running of
the bulls in Spain, all in one. Livestock show schedule, list of
judges, exhibitor's handbook and entry forms, a glossary of
livestock terms; livestock and horse show results from 1997; concert
schedule and tickets; schedule of rodeo events; daily rodeo video
clips; a history of rodeo; PRCA world standings; and a pay-per-view
series which allows viewers from around the world to see the rodeo
finals and semi-finals.
- San
Antonio Stock and Rodeo - Since
1948, the San Antonio Livestock Exposition has been, "Helping
youth today so that Agriculture can grow tomorrow." You'll find
schedules for the rodeo and livestock show, with results at the
conclusion of each event; a schedule of auctions; a list of judges;
a list of exhibitors by category; a premium book; and much more.
You'll want to bookmark the Junior Commercial Steer Study Guide,
a valuable basic reference for any cattle producer.
- Southwestern
Exposition and Livestock Show
- Located in Cowtown--Fort Worth, Texas,--it's the true-blue real
thing. Online premium lists for livestock; horses; pigeons, poultry
and rabbits. Daily events calendar; grounds map; rodeo tickets; a
history beginning with the very first show on the banks of Marine
Creek in 1896; video highlights from last year's rodeo; and more.
After more than a century, it's become the one to see.
- State
Fair of Oklahoma
Water
Wildlife
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